To the editor: I recently had the opportunity to ask Assembly candidate Michael Cashman about his policies, especially those related to health, safety and our environment. A small group that I chair, the Northern Watersheds Committee, is a North Country offshoot of the Sierra Club, the ...
To the editor: No, I’m not talking about the muted colors of fall foliage this year. As an avid hiker in the Adirondacks, I haven’t helped but notice the lack of diversity on the peaks. Coming from Chicago with major historic redlining and a lack of green spaces for BIPOC people, I ...
To the editor: During my 30-year career as a family physician, I have worked through two great crises in healthcare: the arrival of HIV during the 1980s and, more recently, the COVID pandemic. I now see a third crisis on our threshold: that caused by the slashing of the Medicaid budget, ...
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” — John F. Kennedy Everyone plays a leadership role at one time or another. Don’t think you don’t. We do it in numerous ways. If you’re a parent, a boss, a teacher, a coach or do anything to help a group get something ...
Recently, I’ve heard of two separate incidents where a wheel had fallen off after having a tire changed. There may have been other issues at hand, but both people mentioned the need to have the lug nuts on the tires retorqued after a tire is removed and put back on. What? I’ve been driving ...
It’s fall. Last Saturday was the last farmers’ market at Riverside Park. There were no cucumbers, and few summer squash. I still managed to get some tomatoes. But there were plenty of fall veggies, including some you may be unable to find at your supermarket in winter, like Napa and bok ...